A Duluth man threatened to shoot another man and punched him in the face after offering him a ride with two women near a downtown hotel, according to charges.

The confrontation happened at about 3:00 a.m. on September 6, 2026, on the 200 block of West 1st Street in Duluth. Officers responded after a report of an assault and spoke with the victim, who said he and a friend were walking when two women and a man approached in a vehicle and offered them a ride to the Radisson Hotel for money.

Kevin Otis Hotchkiss, 35, faces charges of threats of violence and fifth-degree assault. The complaint was filed Wednesday in Saint Louis County District Court.